A tsunami drill is scheduled to take place today (5), covering four coastal districts of the island. The drill is being held ...

People in coastal communities have, for generations, observed natural warning signs such as unusual animal behavior, sudden ...

Every year, World Tsunami Awareness Day reminds us that early warning and education can save lives. Tsunamis, triggered ...

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The Tides Will Decide', directed by Azim Rizal, has been nominated for Best Documentary in the Festival Filem Malaysia 34.

Justice Surya Kant, India's next CJI, stressed the urgent need for joint efforts to protect the Palk Strait's delicate ecology, highlighting how judicial rulings can influence executive action on ...

At Indo-Sri Lanka Policy Dialogue, incoming CJI flagged problems of ecological fragility and degradation & lack of integrated ...

Speaking in Colombo, the judge said impact of climate change and consequently, rising sea levels threatens coastal zones in ...

World’s largest international carrier marks this milestone in full flight on October 25 ...

Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude ...

Relatives of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hold a candlelight vigil as they recognize the 20th anniversary of the natural disaster, at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa ...

Sri Lanka paused for two minutes of silence on Thursday, marking the 20th anniversary of the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, a catastrophic event that claimed more than 30,000 lives. The island nation holds ...